• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.99-109
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• 2015

The investment in healthcare industry has recently increased not only for global ventures but also for the domestic ventures. However, there has been hardship of founding and investment caused by healthcare startups characteristics that are costly and time consuming. In this study, the applicability of 'Lean Startup' theory to healthcare ventures was explored through the case of a domestic startup which accomplished funding from VC and KOSDAQ after establishing based on its technology in healthcare industry. There have been numerous case studies that applied 'Lean Startup' to IT industry. However, this case study that applied 'Lean Startup' to healthcare industry have some implications as follow: First, it is critical to conduct a hypothesis testing at initial research stage through R&D of 'MVP' (Minimum Viable Product) as the prototype testing is strictly prohibited in healthcare industry. Second, healthcare R&D teams ought to be well organized as startup teams and all researchers should be equipped with entrepreneurship as the licensing process in healthcare industry is time-consuming and costly due to issues like clinical studies. Lastly, management skills as smart and light as 'Lean Startup' are required in order to encourage young engineers' technology startups.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.319-322
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• 2010

This study was to obtain essential information that can be used to index Notoginseng Radix(Panax notoginseng, Sanchi) cultivated in Winnan, China. The ginsenoside contents in various Sanchi on various parts and ages were quantitatively analyzed by HPLC. The average of total saponin and the ginsenoside contents of each 3-year-old Sanchi cultivated in China were higher than those of the Sanchi for longer period. As a result, the order of the total saponin contents was 3-year-old (7.13%), 4-year-old (6.27%), 5-year-old (5.34%), and 6-year-old (4.06%) Sanchi. On the other hand, the total saponin average and the ginsenoside contents of each of the fine roots, lateral roots, and rhizomes of Sanchi cultivated in China were similar to the 6-year-old Sanchi.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.308-312
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• 2010

The purpose of this research is to provide basic informations to discriminate between sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) cultivated in the Republic of Korea and Mongolia. The phenolic compounds of sea buckthorn, were measured by the HPLC analysis. Catechin, rutin, quercetin, isorhamnetin were found in methanol extracts of sea buckthorn. Total phenolic compound of Korean sea buckthorn leaves (1.852%) was about five times higher than those of Mongolian sea buckthorn berries (0.338%). As a result, the order of the total phenolic compound and Catechin content was 1) sea buckthorn leaves, 2) sea buckthorn stems, 3) sea buckthorn roots, and 4) sea buckthorn berries. Statistically no big differences in levels of phenolic compounds were consistently found in sea buckthorn cultivated in the Republic of Korea and Mongolia investigated in this work.